black-calabash vs Silver Coast Conch

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Aethes margaritana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Silver Coast Conch
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Aethes
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Aethes margaritana

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Silver Coast Conch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Silver Coast Conch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Silver Coast Conch

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.